From T-Bone (Letter 51)

Putting your hands on a guard is never a
good idea. There is one guard here who is a strong and skilled young man, who’s
had a lot of training in how to fight. The Native Americans have a problem with
him, so they sent four guys at him, and he whooped their butts.

So last week, they sent two guys at him
on the North Yard, and he whooped their butts, too. On Tuesday, they sent
another two at him, and the same thing happened.

Now we’re all on lockdown because of
these attacks on a guard. Those wannabe tough guys have ruined it for everyone
by breaking the old rule: don’t put your hands on a guard. Everyone knows you
don’t do that.

This place is ruled by hate and drugs. Spice
is causing all kinds of medical issues. People black out and go stiff. They
call ICS’s [emergency lockdowns] all the time because of spice. The guards don’t
do anything except for try to stay out of the way.Other than that, everything is the same
ol’ same o’: people hating one another because of their skin colors, and the
so-called gang leaders who want to abuse men who want to try and change for the
better or just fit in.